Raking hay with horses in Boquet
Man sitting on a horse-drawn side-delivery rake. The rake was used to roll cut and dried hay into windrows for loading onto a wagon for transport to barn for winter storage. Circa 1920-1930. Boquet, NY.
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Harvesting grain in Essex County
Three horses pulling a grain binder, used to cut and bind grains (oats in this case) into bundles, which were then “stooked or shocked” (placed together in small piles) to dry in the field before being threshed to separate grain from chaff. Circa 1930s or 1940s. Essex County in NYS.
Loading logs at a skid head in Essex County
Aerial view of logging road leading to the “skid head,” where logs were loaded onto bobsleds to be transported out of the woods. This photograph captures the whole process of loading logs. Men rolled logs down onto bobsleds attached to horses; teamsters waited their turn to load. Pictured are a hauling sledge, logs and lumber, […]
Winter bobsled load of firewood in Keene Valley
Team of two white horses pulling a bobsled (with only one bob, or runner), piled with firewood. Circa 1890-1900. Keene Valley, NY in Essex County. (Unidentified men.)
Leslie Lawrence driving bobsled of logs in Wilmington
Leslie Lawrence driving horse-drawn bobsled, with a load of logs. Circa 1890-1910. Wilmington, NY. Written on the back of the photo in Leslie’s hand (with original misspellings): To Harry from Leslie Lawrence. We diden’t have eny road to draw even this load. if we thought we would tip we put our cap on the other […]
Drawing logs during the winter in Elizabethtown
Horse drawn bobsled transporting logs in winter in front of Roberts & Nichols dry goods store. Looking west from River street. Circa 1890-1900. Elizabethtown, NY. Donated by H.M. MacDougal.
Drawing load of lumber from Wadhams to Westport
Original caption on photo reads: July 27, 1901. Frank Colby of Wadhams Mills, NY with Beede’s team Dan & Mag. This load was drawn Wadhams to Westport 4 miles. 6 thousand 50 feet [referring to how many feet of board there are in this load] 9 feet wide on top. Given by Leslie Lawrence. Photo […]
Winter mail delivery in Ogdensburg
Winter mail delivery, by postman Bert Earl. Ogdensburg, NY. 1910s. Check out this North Country at Work story on a day in the life of Michael Welch, a mailman in Potsdam, NY.
Man driving a wagon full of merchandise in Ogdensburg
“Hackman,” the word used for the driver of a horse and delivery wagon. This wagon is full of merchandise. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1900.
Firemen in front of horse drawn fire hose wagon in Ogdensburg
Horse drawn fire hose wagon and firemen. Ogdensburg, NY. Circa 1910. Norris Jenkins collection, photo taken by Paris Studios.